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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1952
Page
1
Subscription rates are 2.00 per year for four Northeast Iowa counties and 2.50 per year for all outside above territory. Advertising rates include readers per line, classified per word, and want ads at 10 cents per line with minimum 30 or 50 cents weekly. Cards of Thanks, Memorial Cards, and Resolutions of Respect have specific pricing.
A collection of candidate declarations for Fayette County offices subject to the Republican primary on June 2 1952. Announced runs include County Auditor County Treasurer County Clerk County Recorder Sheriff State Representative Supervisor and other listed positions with candidates Hazel Gehring Odney Oelberg Fred House Herbert Klammer Fred W Gremmels Robert Wilson and others.
Norman McCauley subject to the will of the Republican voters at the Primary election June 2. Dont junk spring cleaning dis cards sell them through Echo Want Ads.
Life sketch details the birth on Feb 18 1867 on a farm between Elkader and Elgin, Elgin area, marriages to Rosa Zangger and Louisa Lang, children Clara Charlie J Allen and Hazel, residence in West Bend and Elgin, move to Good Samaritan Home in 1950, stroke on March 24 and death March 29 at age 85, funeral conducted by Rev George Goeken at Muehlethaler Funeral Home Elgin, interment Elgin cemetery, numerous Habeger relatives noted. CARD OF THANKS also included from Mrs Joseph A Habeger and children.
Louis Hofer son of Ben and Mollie Hofer was born May 4 1912 and died March 30 1952 at age 40. He spent his life in this community employed at the Torkelson Motor Company. His mother and a half sister Rose preceded him in death. Survived by his father step mother one brother Clarence of Elgin two sisters Bertha Rainey of Elgin and Helen Denzin Buffalo South Dakota a half sister and five half brothers.
Mr and Mrs Ben Hofer express thanks for condolences, floral tributes, and memorials following the death of their son and brother. Rev Steinman officiated Thursday funeral at the Methodist church with burial in Elgin Cemetery.
The column recalls H W Falb preferring horses to meals while handling 70 to 80 head this winter and keeping six teams busy hauling. A home of Mr and Mrs Mike Monaohan burned down early Thursday. August Benson of our town has a strong Masonic record with multiple lodge memberships. The town council met as equalization health board and council in one evening. Girl scouts hosted a basket social at the school gym. La Verne Kiple sold the baskets. A man from south of Fayette looked for living rooms in Elgin but found none. Jim Yearous’s horse got stuck in mud Friday and a team pulled it out, an unusual pulling-out effort.
A reader notes Cler mont and Elgin are 2.9 miles apart. A stranger asks why the towns never merged. The piece mentions a community chest drive in an Iowa town with a $3000 goal for ten major benefits, detailing Elgin’s projected needs.
The writer notes a strong sense of community after a fire at Louis Becker's, with neighbors converting the garage into a cow barn, guarding the site, and aiding cleanup. Women provided meals, Kenneth Mark moved stock to safety, and the scene highlighted good neighbor aid and a shared USA spirit despite a rough start with a near-miss accident.
A garbled passage references a doorway, a buck counter, and a remark about height. It mentions condemnation and rebuilding, a quote about luxury in cars, and a puzzled banker figure. The text is fragmentary and unclear but hints at social commentary and consumer observations from an old page.
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